Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 25, 2019
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	EZCORP INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000876523
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Common Stock Class A Non-voting
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (shares)		52,475,070
Common Stock Class B Voting
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (shares)		2,970,171